First Friday, June 6th, will be observed with an 8 AM Mass at St. Mary Church. Anointing of the Sick will be held during Mass for those who are seriously ill and for those who are seventy years of age or older.

This Saturday, June 7th, St. Mary parishioner Deacon Arthur L. Nave, Jr., will be ordained as a Roman Catholic priest for the Diocese of Phoenix by Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted at Saints Simon and Jude Cathedral in downtown Phoenix. He is the first person from our parish to be ordained as a priest. A passenger bus with 57 pashioners will travel to Phoenix to attend the Ordination. A good number of others have advised their intent to drive to Phoenix and will join the Kingman group at the Cathedral. A special reception for all those attending from Kingman will be held at the Cathedral. For more information, contact Mary at the Parish Office, 753-3359.

The newly-ordained Father Arthur will celebrate Mass in Kingman on Sunday, June 8th, at 10:30 AM at St. Mary Church. A reception in honor of Father Nave and for all of our Roman Catholic clergy and religious; especially for all of St. Mary's clergy - Father Matthew Krempel, Deacon William "Bill" Del Monaco and Deacon Philip Wisely - will be held at the Parish Center following the Mass. Father Nave will give "First Blessings" in the Library of the Parish Center following Mass.

Important Note: The front line of parking spaces in the lot next to the Parish Center will be reserved for Clergy and Staff. We will have clergy (priests and deacons) attending from three states; please respect the reserved parking signs. Handicap Parking: An additional area for Handicap Parking will be designated to the rear of the present Church. If you have special needs, please plan to arrive early while the present - and additional - spaces are still available. Please respect the Handicap Parking signs.

Donations of canned and nonperishable food items will be collected this weekend, June 7-8th, at all Masses. Your gifts will be distributed by the Kingman Area Food Bank.

Would you like to participate in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament? For information on Perpetual Adoration, please leave a message and your contact information for John and Mimi Timko at the Parish Office, 753-3359.

Everyone is invited to attend the ongoing series of free Adult Education Classes that are being held at 7 PM on Wednesday evenings at St. Mary Church. The series is based on the "Catechism of the Catholic Church," and is a series of DVD presentations on various topics covered in the Catechism.

As our Blessed Mother brings us to her Son, Jesus, it is our task also to bring others to the Lord. Is there someone you can invite to explore the Roman Catholic faith - someone unbaptized, or baptized in a non-Catholic Christian tradition? Perhaps you know a Catholic adult who has not yet received the Sacrament of Confirmation? For more information, please leave a message for John and Mimi Timko at the Parish Center, 753-3359.